Released April 14th in the US.
Filmed in New Jersey and Scotland.
The story : In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy which occurred December 14 , 2012 in Newtown , Connecticut , claiming the lives of 20 children and 6 adults , Irish priest Basil O'Sullivan sent an email to Newtown priest Bob Weiss.
Bob Weiss was dealing first hand , along side his community with Newtown's loss.
Father O'Sullivan explained that 16 years ago , on March 13th of 1996 he dealt with a very similar situation in his community.
The two began corresponding through emails about their lives and experiences of the tragedies and soon a friendship grew.
On the anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy , Father Weiss invited Father O'Sullivan to attend the remembrance ceremony.
With great honor , Father O'Sullivan attended.
Directed by Kim A Snyder
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY
"You've got to recognize the need people have for each other."
Released December 22nd in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : Lonely mute Elisa works at a government laboratory as a cleaning lady.
One day herself along with others are advised of a very important experiment arriving and going to be housed at the laboratory.
From the get go Elisa is extremely interested in the experiment , a fish man of sorts and wants to get close to him.
She begins sneaking her lunch into the same room where he stays to spend time with him and share her lunch.
Soon she gains his trust and the two begin learning from each other.
Elisa sees first hand that the man who captured and brought the creature there is abusing him.
She then finds out that he plans on killing him.
Elisa , along with friends and a scientist at the lab work together to get the creature out of there in an attempt to save his life.
Stars Sally Hawkins , Michael Stuhlbarg , Octavia Spencer , Doug Jones , Richard Jenkins , David Hewlett , Michael Shannon , Nick Searcy , Stewart Arnott , Nigel Bennett , Lauren Lee Smith
Directed by ( & story written) Guillermo del Toro
Rated R
DRAMA/FANTASY
"Life is but the shipwreck of our plans."
Made for Netflix , airing on instant streaming February 24th in the US.
Filmed in Oregon.
The story : Quiet , drinky , living alone nursing assistant Ruthie is sick of people being assholes...
One day after returning home from work she finds that her house has been robbed.
After reporting the crime to the cops and them blaming her for leaving the door unlocked she cannot help feeling violated...
Another day and returning home once again , she finds dog dooty in her yard...as usual.
This time she sees the guy whose dog is responsible and confronts him.
Next she goes from house to house in her neighborhood , telling neighbors of her home invasion and asking if they have seen anything suspicious.
When she gets to the guy with the dogs house he frightens her and she takes off back home.
Later that evening the app on Ruthie's cell that tracks the location of her laptop that was stolen has found its location...
After calling the cops and not getting any help , Ruthie gets frustrated.
She decides to ask the guy with the dog for help and he obliges.
Ruthie gets her laptop back with his help , also finding out where to get the rest of her stolen goods.
Thats when the two become fast friends.
Stars Melanie Lynskey , Macon Blair , Cristy Miles , Gary Anthony Williams , Elijah Wood , Michelle Moreno , Lee Eddy , Matt Orduna , Marilyn Faith Hickey , (voice) Chris Doubek
Directed by (& story written) Macon Blair
Not Rated
DARK COMEDY/DRAMA
"
Keep your gigantic monkey dick out of my good pussy."
( 2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL US DRAMATIC COMPETITION GRAND JURY PRIZE WINNER)
Oh holy god. I totally had a feeling...
I will give this the fact that it is totally believable but its just not my thing at all.
Anyways. This is based on truths but , the title character is actually the writer/directors' aunt.
So the story is about the aunts daughter , his cousin.
Same story , only different people.
Yea I know , confusing and seriously mega depressing.
Ha , Happy Thanksgiving y'all...
Released March 18 , 2016 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Texas.
The story : Krisha is a 60-year-old women with some , issues.
She has been estranged from her family for the last 10 years.
Her sister has been in contact with her , as Krisha's son has been living with his aunt.
Sister believes that Krisha has kicked her habits by "doing the work" , so it is time for the the whole family to all be together again for Thanksgiving.
Soon after Krisha tries making amends with her son and cannot get the answers she is looking for she begins to crack.
As the day grows long Krisha becomes more and more tormented.
Stars Krisha Fairchild , Robyn Fairchild , Trey Edward Shults , Chase Joliet , Victoria Fairchild , Alex Dobrenko , Bryan Casserly , Chris Doubek , Atheena Frizzell , Augustine Frizzell , Bill Wise
Directed by (& story written) Trey Edward Shults
Rated R
DEPRESSING DRAMA
Made for AMC , airing November 11th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 6.
The story : Vampires are about sex and death.
Dangerous and seductive. Sexy and beautiful. Charming and terrifying....
They are romantics , serial killers , addicts and historians.
Dracula was created in 1897 by writer Bram Stoker.
In 1922 , Nosferatu was the first German film adaptation of a vampire.
He represented war.
1931 , Bela Lugosi was Dracula in the first American adaptation which came out at the beginning of the great depression.
Three decades later , in 1958 , Christopher Lee became Dracula...
Since then there have been many vampires to be seen on the big screen.
Some movies/shows that can be seen in this episode :
FW Murnau's Nosferatu (1922)
Tod Browning's Dracula (1931)
James Whale's Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Lambert Hillyer's Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Chuck Jones' Transylvania 6-5000 (1963)
Harry Kumel's Daughters of Darkness (1971)
John Badham's Dracula (1979)
Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot (1979)
Tom Holland's Fright Night (1985)
Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys (1987)
Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark (1987)
Neil Jordan's Interview With the Vampire (1994)
Abel Ferrera's The Addiction (1995)
Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996 - 2003)
Robert Rodriguez' From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Stephen Norrington's Blade (1998)
Len Wiseman's Underworld (2003)
David Slade's 30 Days of Night (2007)
Catherine Hardwicke's Twilight (2008)
Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In (2008)
Allan Ball's True Blood (2008 - 2014)
Julie Plec & Kevin Williamson's The Vampire Diaries (2009 - 2017)
Genndy Tartakovsky's Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Ana Lily Amirpour's A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Stars John Landis , Stephen King , Quentin Tarantino , Mary Harron , David J Skal , Eli Roth , Greg Nicotero , Rob Zombie , Leonard Malton , Josh Harnett , Candice King , Michael Dougherty , Anne Rice , Jack Black , Kristin Bauer van Straten , John Edgar Browning , Rutina Wesley , Mick Garris , Alex Winter , Diablo Cody , Joel Schumacher , Tony Timpone , Ryan Turek , Joe Hill , Bryan Fuller , Catherine Hardwicke , Stephanie Meyer , Steven Niles
Directed by (& story written) Kurt Sayenga
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN
"Listen to them , children of the night. What music they make."
Released October 3rd in the US.
Filmed in California , UK , Sweden , Kentucky and New York.
The story : Leon Vitali was an up and coming actor , playing numerous stage roles and appearing in various sitcoms.
Living and working in London at a time where everything was happening.
After seeing '2001 : A Space Odyssey' , he became a huge fan of director Stanley Kubrick's work.
He auditioned for Stanley Kubrick's 1975 'Barry Lyndon' and got the part.
Loving every moment of making the film , he began an interest in the behind the scenes.
On his next movie , 'Terror of Frankenstein' , Leon worked endless hours in the cutting room.
Explaining all his behind the scenes work to Kubrick , he was soon sent the novel 'The Shining'.
After expressing his love for the story Leon found himself casting the role for Danny in the movie.
This began the new life for Leon of assisting in everything and anything that was required to get the right shot , cast , location and lighting in the Kubrick films that followed til his death.
Stars Leon Vitali , Ryan O Neal , Danny Lloyd , Matthew Modine , R Lee Ermey , Stellan Skarsgard , Marie Richardson , Chris Jenkins , Pernilla August , Julian Senior , Lisa Leone , Brian Capron
Directed by Tony Zierra
"Everyday was full of a lot of different jobs. I was in heaven."
Released May 6 , 1992 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Italy.
The story : A popular TV music channel has a contest.
Seven winners are to stay in a castle in Italy along with the VJ from the show , his camera woman , a rock star whose recording label is sponsoring the contest and the owner of the castle.
Everyone is bent on winning the prize , a million dollar check from Rock Star Records and will lie , cheat and steal to get the prize.
Well everyone except sister and brother Jackie and Tom.
Jackie believes winning the contest honestly is the best policy , even if Tom is tempted to do the wrong thing to win.
Jackie learns first hand that honesty is the way to go , no matter who you're dealing with.
Stars Gail OGrady , Harold Pruett , Richard Blade , Bunty Bailey , Kim Johnson Ulrich , Michael Zorek , Martha Demson , Traci Lind , William Butler , Michael Deak , Donald Hodson , Adam Ant
Directed by Rafal Zielinski
Rated R
MYSTERY/HORROR
Made for AMC , airing November 5th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 5.
The story : Monsters in the movies are metaphors for many things.
They can represent the things from our wildest fantasies and also be reflections of ourselves.
But what happens when nature turns on us .
What we see as friendly and harmless suddenly becomes a threat to our well being.
Movies shown and/or mentioned here are ;
John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963)
John Landis' An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975)
Joe Dante's Gremlins (1984)
Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water (2017)
Andy Muschietti's It (2017)
Lewis Teague's Cujo (1983)
Joe Dante's The Howling (1981)
Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Jennifer Kent's The Babadook (2014)
Kurt Neumann's The Fly (1958)
David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986)
Tommy Lee Wallace's It (1990)
Michael Dougherty's Godzilla : King of the Monsters (2019)
James Whale's The Invisible Man (1933)
Luca Bercovici's Ghoulies (1984)
Stephen Herek's Critters (1986)
Mick Garris' Critters 2 (1988)
Joe Dante's Gremlins 2 (1990)
Michael Dougherty's Krampus (2015)
Rouben Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde (1931)
James Whale's Frankenstein (1931)
Joe Johnston's The Wolfman (2010)
George Waggner's The Wolf Man (1941)
Jack Harold's The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Merian Cooper & Ernest Schoedsack's King Kong (1933)
Stars John Landis , Mary Harron , David Arquette , Stephen King , Eli Roth , Quentin Tarantino , Daniel Kaluuya , Mick Garris , Andy Muschietti , Barbara Muschietti , Diablo Cody , Greg Nicotero , Rob Zombie , Michael Dougherty , Joe Dante , Steve Niles , Victor Lavalle , Tippi Hendren , Tony Timpone , Chris Dumas , Ernest Dickerson , Elijah Wood , Leonard Maltin , Slash , Dee Wallace , Joe Hill , Edgar Wright , Leigh Whannell , David Skal , Doug Jones , Catherine Hardwicke
Directed by (& story written) Kurt Sayenga
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN
"Fears are never just imaginary."
Released sometime in May , 1986 in the US.
Filmed in New York.
The story : After a horrible date , Donna gets out of a cab in a bad part of town.
Just when she thinks someone is following her to do her harm she finds that it is an elderly gentleman who seems to be concerned about her safety.
He tells Donna he only lives around the block and feels very safe taking his little dog for a walk.
The two begin walking together and before she knows it , the kind man turns into some sort of unworldly creature and attacks her.
In the hospital and super traumatized , Donna cannot tell anyone what happened to her.
But soon another young girl is attacked and then another.
All the girls have the same sort of experiences , give or take a few things.
It takes a doctor along with a cop to get to the bottom of just what is attacking the young women in New York City.
Stars Natalie OConnell , Dan Geffen , Owen Flynn , Raheim Grier , Lance Lewman , Teresa Farley , Frances Raines , Matt Mitler , Adriane Lee , Amy Brentano , LeeAnne Baker , Mae Cerar
Directed by (& story written) Tim Kincaid
Rated R
SCIFI/HORROR
